Wes Moore

I will work with anybody, but I will bow down to nobody.

What DOGE is doing has been disastrous, where there's just been these arbitrary firings of thousands of Marylanders.

A federal government shutdown would have been destructive to the state of Maryland. It would have definitely pushed us into a national recession.

I think the answer is not about how do you change a message. The answer is about results.

We are going to take legal action to make sure that there are legal consequences for making these decisions.

Tariffs are a tool. They're not an ideology.

This is a direct attack and a direct assault on law enforcement.

One thing we did not do was offer an alternative. One thing we did not do was articulate the terms for the American people.

Our veterans risked everything for America—now they come home to be told by those who've given nothing for this country that they're 'not fit.' They're more than fit to serve.

This is the moment when Maryland will mobilize.

We need to make sure that that President Zelenskyy and more importantly, the Ukrainian people are getting support, that we have to be able to end this war, but we have to be able to do it in a way that respects the independence, the…

I mean, this was so disturbing, because -- because we can't forget what actually happened years ago, where -- where Ukraine was invaded by a foreign country, that they now have been spending these past -- you know, these past years…

It's just deeply disrespectful. When we think about the patriotic nature that they bring to work every single day.

I think the -- the reckless nature that we've seen from DOGE has not just compromised American national security, but it's compromised our economic prospects.

We still hope we can move in partnership with this new administration to address common goals. But in light of recent actions that are hurting Marylanders, we must step up to defend our people.

We must step up to defend our people.

The White House continues to take actions that jeopardize the livelihoods of our public servants and upend how the federal government can best serve the American people and advance our shared priorities.

You need to believe in what you are saying, because if you don’t, if you’re just willing to say whatever people tell you to, then you will very quickly find yourself just being a vessel.

For anyone who wants to get involved in politics, you have to be very clear about why you’re doing this in the first place.

Strong messaging comes from having a core grasp of — and a strong belief in — what it is you’re trying to do.

We need to have a dialogue, long before election season, about issues like wages and wealth creation.

I won’t change who I am or the things that I fight for.

Fighting poverty is a core reason I got involved in politics.

I still look at the new leadership in Washington and I hope that we can work together to make progress for Maryland. If the policy decisions of these past few weeks are any preview, I fear that our most charitable expectations will be met…

You cannot look at the system we have right now and say it makes sense.